Common - Next Time feat. Queen Latifah

Even though Common has been making major strides in his new chosen field of acting, he's still crafting tunes for listeners. Obviously gaining a new audience for his work due to his movements on silver screen, at times how much his original fans are digging his newer material is questionable. All in all Common never fails to at least bring us something , whether we dig it or despise it. He's not going to stop being productive, which is more than can be said for a lot of his peers.

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Air Wave feat. I Are Conscious produced by Jinesis

To celebrate his 10,000 tweet, I Are Conscious (Eklektic Gardens) delivers brand new material over a track from producer Jinesis' instrumental LP 'I'll Be' (available on Bandcamp.com). You can listen to it here.

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Coffee Shop 2 - Jinesis & Prickly Pear

A collaborative effort between Jinesis and Prickly Pear that is full of BEATS, BEATS & BEATS. A handful emcees (Kept See, JL and T-Jay) and a vocalist (Maritri) lightly scattered about this project don't interfere much with the flow of this mostly instrumental selection. Have a sip.

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Kamikaze Picnic 93

'entertaining, intelligent production that anyone with a sense of humor and or an appreciation for genuinely eclectic art offerings will dig...' - 60 Second Reviews

Yes that pretty much does describe this record. We concur! Take a tour of Junk Island if you dare...

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Talib Kweli + Hi Tek Are... Reflection Eternal "The RE: Union"

It's been a minute but the duo is back, preparing to release a new LP. THE RE:UNION mixed by Statik Selektah has a blend of old and new tunes featuring MOS DEF to Styles P.

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12 Days Of RazMas: Day 6 - Far Rock '95

It's day six and it's beginning to look a lot like RazMas. A blustery, blizzard threatening evening in NYC. Perfect night to be inside with good company, mellow out and enjoy some tunes. Tonight Top $ Raz along with Mike Love and Vithym transport us back to Far Rockaway circa 1995.


1. "Far Rock 95" sounds like it's something from straight out of the west. What was the motivation for this song? Was it influenced by any artist in particular?

"Far Rock '95" like every song on "Spilled Milk" was inspired by the beat. I sent Courley Dennis the sample, Procul Harum's "Whiter Shade of Pale", for him to make a beat out of it and what came out of that was the beat for "Far Rock '95". The beat sounds so 90's I was like yo you know I got to do a '95 flow on this right? I think the Bone Thugs West coast flow is def a staple of 1995. "1st of the Month" is one of my favorite tracks from that year.

2. How'd you decide you wanted Mike Love and Vithym to rock over this one? Did you come up with the concept for the song?

I feel like you should only do features to enhance the concept or completely convey the feel of the song. Mike Love and Vithym have a natural 90's flow so I called them up to get that fulll '95 feel on the song. I wanted to make it sound like one of those 95 posse cuts, where everyone is saying the hook at the same time. I also wanted to get creative and make a clear distinction that this was not us, (I don't move packs of anything except music 'all the way to California') and that we were paying homage to the era. In order to do that, I made sure it was a story line that we were following. This song is their story, them real street cats rapping in 95, that we're paying respects to.

3. In 95 you were like 7, what was young Raz doing, 14 years ago?

Haha, I was just about to go in to second grade. I wrote my first rhyme in the second grade. I was going by my government name Rasheem, until 97 when I heard that Biggie track "Victory" then changed my name to "Cashtro". I was a fat kid, so the line 'used to call me fatso, now they call me Castro' really inspired me. That was actually the first rhyme I learned by heart.

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Desperado Soul - Abstrak

Desperado Soul, long time supporter of the very successful 'A Monthly Bondfire' show at The Bowery Poetry Club in NYC gives us a taste of things to come on his yet untitled debut album. He says that most likely this track will not be on the project.

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The Noisettes + Kanye West... UK Rockers.... Remixed!

Mick Boogie and Terry Urban once again unite with some of their favorite artists and producers to curate a unique remix project... this time remixing one of biggest sensations in the UK music scene, The Noisettes.

Taking the acapellas from The Noisettes album Wild Young Hearts and merging them with the samples and ideas from Kanye's sublime 808s and Heartbreaks, Mick, Terry and friends provide a completely unique and soulful take on the exciting music being created by Shingai and the gang.

Tracklisting:

1. The Noisettes f/ 6th Sense: Say You'll Be Noisy (Remix by 6th Sense)
2. The Noisettes f/ Esso: Never Bad (Remix by nVMe)
3. The Noisettes: 24 Winters (Remix by Matt Friedman of ILLFONICS)
4. The Noisettes: Cheap Cops (Remix by Double 0)
5. The Noisettes f/ Christian Rich: Saturday Night Paranoia (Remix by Christian Rich)
6. The Noisettes: Upset Lockdown (Remix by 6th Sense & Apple Juice Kid)
7. The Noisettes: Amazing Heartbeat (Remix by The Cataracts)
8. The Noisettes f/ Dao Jones: Sometimes I'm Heartless (Remix by Apple Juice Kid & 6th Sense)

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Funk Man (The Stimulus Package) by Del The Funky Homosapien [Explicit Content]

K. Sparks "Bright Lights" Feat Julius Francis

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"When Kurser gave me this beat I starting thinking how to attack this beat...it's a club track but I don't believe in making your typical shake ya booty booty and get drunk in the club music so I found a way to incorporate a few gems in the process...that's why I say in the record, you feel the beat indeed it's sumthin you can drink to but most importantly it's sumthin really you can think to...props to everyone who supports." -K. SPARKS

Snap To The Future - Big Urban

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Download - Snap To the Future [Instrummental]

Snap To The Future by Big Urban is definitely and interesting piece of music. Name drops of retro nostalgia over top synths and simple drum programming with sprinkles spacey sound effects pretty much work. Cool joint.

El Presidente - Top $ Raz [Explicit Lyrics]

Top $ Raz is back with hardcore slick talk, real rap skills and style + substance. There's simply no denying the kid, straight up and down. Far Rock Stand Up!

DT - "Auto2ne Master"

Had to snatch this up from The Good Look blog and spread the word about this pretty dope song from DT of Clan Destined, that VJC family.

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J Dilla Beat. Illa J Hook. Your Verse.

In 2008, Illa J teamed up with the historic Delicious Vinyl record label to release the highly acclaimed Yancey Boys, an album featuring beats by his brother the legendary producer J Dilla. Now, to celebrate the recent release of Yancey Boys Instrumentals, Illa J is giving aspiring rappers an opportunity to shine on two of the album tracks. Illa J, 2dopeboyz.com, Delicious Vinyl, and Audible Treats have joined forces and are proud to bring you the Illa J Remix Contest. After downloading the hook-included instrumentals of "R U Listening" and "Showtime" (found at the links below), contestants will have two weeks to rap their best verses based around the concept of Illa J’s hooks and submit their versions of the songs to be judged by Illa J and Delicious Vinyl.

Two winners, one for each song, will be chosen. Delicious Vinyl will officially release both winning submissions as digital singles for free download. Each winner will also each receive one unique 16 bar verse recorded personally by Illa J for inclusion on whichever personal project(s) they choose. So... Got the skills to hang with the Yancey Boys? To enter the contest, or for further information about the contest, including download links for the two hook-included instrumentals, rules, deadlines, and prizes:

Download Links:
R U Listening (Instrumental) 
Showtime (Instrumental)  

The Background:
When Jay Dee passed away from complications relating to lupus in February 2006, he left behind an extraordinary legacy of production work, including hits for Common, Janet Jackson, and Busta Rhymes. One mother lode of previously untouched beats dates from his time working on the Pharcyde's sophomore album, Labcabincalifornia (Delicious Vinyl, 1995). As Delicious Vinyl owner and founder Michael "Mike Floss" Ross explains: "From '95 through '98 Jay Dee was my go-to guy for hot beats and remixes. He was always making beats, always. So there was a select amount of tracks that he composed for me during that time, tracks as good as anything he'd done, only they never got used. When I finally met Illa J last year, I gave him a CD containing those unreleased beats."

In a case of pure serendipity, 21 year-old Illa J had just relocated from Detroit to Los Angeles and constructed a studio built using Jay Dee's recording equipment. He dubbed it Yancey Boys Studios in tribute to their fraternal bond. "Dilla was 12 years older than me," Illa J says. "So back in the day in Detroit I was just a little kid, sitting on the stairs in our house, watching him make those first beats for Slum Village. I always felt my brother's tracks and had an instinct for what I wanted to do over them." When Illa J set to work in early '08 recording the album, the project flowed quickly as he entered the proverbial can't miss zone. The name of the studio rightly became the title of the finished album, Yancey Boys, which is available online and in stores everywhere on Delicious Vinyl Records.

Jay-Z - When The Money Goes

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Neck On Froze from The Bronx Über Villaini by The Bronx Über Villain

The 128kbps version is available for free download now. If you really dig this tune you can name your own price for the high quality(mp3, AAC, FLAC, Ogg...)version of Neck On Froze.

About The Bronx Über Villaini
The album can best be described as ‘unclassified audio’, that’s what we’re going with. If you can appreciate the likes of NIN, Outkast, Portishead and Saul Williams then you’ll definitely enjoy this work.

New ScholarMan track -Maryland To UK- Produced by Jone$y

"Maryland To UK"

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GameShift: The Movement now available!!!

* Lecha Dodi Vs. Akon

Right before we release the “Shir Ha Shirim” album by Benyamin Brody, Diwon & Dugans, we thought we would give you a free remix by Diwon, of Benyamin Brody Vs. Akon singing Lecha Dodi. To download the remix click, here ( http://shemspeed.com/daily/lecha-dodi-vs-akon ). Be on the look out for a free download of the “Shir Ha Shirim” album which will be out in iTunes in March.

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3 Headed Monster Mixtape [NSFW]

01. TreyPeezy.com Intro
02. Pop BC THE FLOW IS CRAZY, Jimbo Slice WHATUP
03. Ol' Skool
04. Steady Pulse Interlude
05. Freshness
06. Unbelievable Feat. Rah and Hash
07. SD Swagger Feat. McKinney Love and D.
08. So Many Things Feat. Bless of Surviva West
09. Best in SD
010. Rough Heat Feat. D.
011. Black Cotton Family
012. Trouble In '09
013. Show 'em What They Not
014. Why You Lookin' At Me '09 Feat. Leef
015. Unselfish, Shellfish
016. Fuck Nevaja
017. We Illy
018. Never Say Goodbye

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Unbelievable: The Notorious Edition

Mick Boogie and Terry Urban present... Unbelievable: The Notorious Edition.

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Alternate download link coming soon...

Tracklist...

1. Diddy Intro

2. Biggie and The Clipse: Blow

3. Biggie and Jay-Z: Brooklyn Go Hard

4. Biggie, Game, and Darien Brockington: On Top (Produced by The Kickdrums)

5. Biggie and AZ: Brooklyn

6. Biggie, Craig Mack and LL Cool J: The Flavor (produced by Frequency)

7. Biggie and Big L: Let The Games Begin

8. Biggie & Redman: Machine Gun Funk (produced by DJ Premier)

9. Diddy Interlude

10. Biggie and Fashawn: Going Back To Cali (produced by Remot)

11. Biggie and Kanye West: Kicks Open Doors

12. Biggie and Jadakiss: All Day Every Day

13. The Madd Rapper: Still Mad Interlude

14. Biggie and Lil Kim: Only One Thing

15. Biggie and Young Chris: Young G's Part 2 (Produced by Moss)

16. Diddy Interlude

17. Biggie and Jay-Z: The Commission

18. Biggie and Gravy: Ready To Die

19. Biggie and Nas: It Aint Hard To Tell

20. Biggie and Prodigy: Escape From NY
21. Biggie and Sheek: Things Change (produced by nVMe)

22. Diddy Interlude

23. Biggie and Lil Wayne: If You See Me (Produced by Garbs)

24. Biggie and Mobb Deep: Last Dayz.

25. Diddy Outro
26. Biggie, Big Daddy Kane, Ms. Jade: Set It Off

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